Chapter 793

Chapter 793: Journey Home

Blue Star Xia Calendar 7220 Years

A million immigrants departed from Huaxia, first transported by a large spatial treasure to the far-off Sea Corner No. 9 planet, and then launched into space by the Space Mother Ship of Sea Corner No. 9, heading to Jiang Star.

Sea Corner No. 9 is the latest destination of the Interstellar Teleportation Array, cutting the distance by one-sixth of a light-year and reducing flight time by nearly ten years.

At the same time, in Jiang Star, Liang Long was planning to return a Space Mother Ship to Blue Star. Currently, there were four Space Mother Ships in Jiang Star, which were considered excessive, making the return to Blue Star very necessary.

"Liang Long, I have gathered some information about the situation below. There are quite a few objections to your plan of taking the Space Mother Ship back. What do you think?"

"Those opposing it mainly worry about safety. The remaining energy of the four Space Mother Ships is low, only about thirty percent when fully loaded. But I can solve this problem. I can modify the Space Mother Ship. On the way back, we will pass several stars, and we can rely on solar energy to reach Blue Star."

"That’s not what I was asking. I believe in your skills. Why are you so eager to go back?"

"Sigh, it’s because of my boss. Do you know how many letters I’ve received over the years urging me to return? I also need to bring back the mineral resources from Jiang Star to prove that the Jiang Star plan can generate profits; only then can the old ancestor Lin Jiang continue to invest heavily in us. I don’t want to go back either."

Liang Long said, but he certainly wouldn’t tell Lin Guobin that he wanted to return to uncover the secrets of Blue Star. He wanted to understand how the Way of Heaven worked in the era of cultivation and what it is now.

Now he is very curious about these secrets. He feels that technology has reached a certain bottleneck stage, and it is very difficult to make a large-scale breakthrough. Perhaps the ultimate secret of the cultivators is an opportunity.

Is the end of technology theology? Isn’t the way of heaven theology? After all, in the study of the Immortal Language, the descriptions of the way of heaven are very mysterious.

As a perfectionist, Liang Long cannot allow himself to be unaware of the greatest secret of Blue Star, so he must go back to explore.

"Ancestor Lin Cong, what do you think?"

"If we go back, we go back. Liang Long is not afraid of death, so why should we be afraid? Besides, I’m not going back anyway."

"What about you?"

Lin Guobin asked the other two captains, who are now also at the highest level of Jiang Star.

"Chief Liang wants to take a risk. We cannot stop him, but for the other crew members, I hope it is voluntary and not forced. After all, having only thirty percent of energy is terrifying; the gap is too big."

"I feel the same way. The route back to Blue Star has a long distance with no celestial bodies. If we do not absorb enough solar energy in the stellar belt, something really could go wrong. We must be responsible for others."

"For this, I feel the same way. Those who want to return with me must do so willingly and meet the requirements. The Space Mother Ship can drive itself, and it doesn’t matter how many people are on board."

Liang Long nodded. In fact, he preferred going back alone without anyone else, but that was obviously impossible.

"In that case, it’s decided. Liang Long will decide on the return journey. I can support you, and if you need any materials, you can apply to me."

"Thank you, Senior Lin. I will set the return time for five years from now. Please help confirm the related information and what we need to bring back. This time, we should try to bring back as many resources as possible, so that Huaxia will have the motivation to continue investing in the Jiang Star project."

Liang Long nodded. This reason was the most straightforward and beneficial for him. The others agreed for the same reason, after all, if Huaxia continued to invest, they could also profit.

Three days later, four Space Mother Ships landed in Jiang Star. Liang Long transferred the energy from three of the Space Mother Ships to Genesis III, and then he moved the solar panels from Genesis IV. After that, he made modifications to Genesis III. Without special modifications, this energy couldn’t be used for the journey back, and Liang Long didn’t want to become space junk.

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Xia calendar 7,300 years, vast universe

"Beep beep…"

"Beep beep…"

The Genesis III and Genesis V met in space, separated by billions of kilometers. Both sides detected each other, and Liang Long and the captain of Genesis V were awakened by robots.

"This is Genesis III, I am Captain Liang Long."

"This is Genesis V, I am Captain Zhou Shen. Chief Liang, I have heard of you, I am your fan."

"Haha, a fan?"

"Yes, five hundred years ago, you came to our school to give a speech during the Blue Star era. I was one of the student representatives who welcomed Chief Liang."

"Is it Harbor University? Then I remember you."

Liang Long smiled, although he had actually forgotten. However, he had already accessed relevant information from the artificial intelligence and found Zhou Shen’s details, who turned out to be a relative of a big shot.

"Yes, I never expected we would meet at Kong Xiang."

"I didn’t expect that either."

"In about ten minutes, we will meet. When that time comes, we will all stand by the window in the control room. Can we take a picture together?"

"Of course, this will definitely be a historic moment. When the photo is ready, send it to me. I want to share it with Time Magazine; it will certainly be the cover story."

"Thank you, Chief Liang. After I return from Jiang Star, can I come see you? I’ll treat you to a drink. I have Immortal Drunkenness from eight hundred years ago, and by the time I get back, it will be over a thousand years old—worth a fortune."

"Of course! Just remember to bring along a thousand-year-old Immortal Drunkenness."

Liang Long seemed very friendly. In those ten minutes, they talked about many things. Liang Long also asked about many events happening on Blue Star. After all, he had been away for many years and knew almost nothing about Blue Star. Their communication with Blue Star was very precious, so they could not share this information with him.

When the ten minutes were up, they were already by the window, and each of them made a gesture. They released the probe early to capture this moment.

After chatting for a few more moments, their communication time grew longer until it finally ended.

"Why didn’t you come over and chat for a bit?"

Liang Long turned around and saw a person standing at the door; it was Lin Liyan.

"Chief Liang’s skills are impressive; he noticed me so quickly."

"Not too bad, a little worse than you, even though we are both at the late stage of Soul Changing."

"Chief Liang is very popular."

Lin Liyan walked in and sat next to Liang Long. When they talked about skills, he felt a bit down. If it weren’t for the connections to the Lu Xuan case, he should be at the Void Achieving Stage by now.

"Really? I don’t think so. I see myself as a tech guy, a straight guy, a homebody."

"Chief Liang, you shouldn’t be so modest. For hundreds of years, you are the most famous scientist in Huaxia. Huaxia’s textbooks even have a page dedicated to you; how could anyone not know you?"

"I truly didn’t know that."

Liang Long shrugged; he really didn’t care about this matter.

"Your attitude is very good. Chief Liang is a scientist, a top-level scientist. However, Chief Liang must follow the right path in his research and not take the wrong path."

"Lin Liyan, are you reminding me or warning me?"

"Just a reminder. I had a friend, a former friend, who was very smart like you. He seemed very honest, but he took the wrong path and ended up losing his life. It was very unfortunate."

"Are you talking about the Lu Xuan case?"

"You know?"

"Isn’t that obvious? He is listed in the safety warning course of the Spiritual Energy Research Institute."

Liang Long said, and when he talked about this, he was completely calm.

"Since Chief Liang knows, I won’t say more. I just hope Chief Liang doesn’t follow in Lu Xuan’s footsteps."

"You are worried for nothing. Lu Xuan and I are not the same kind of person. Now I am very successful, the top scientist at the Spiritual Energy Research Institute, with project funds as much as I need. Why would I do something like that?"

"Yes, I worried too much."

Lin Liyan nodded. Actually, he wanted to say that Liang Long and Lu Xuan were very similar, not in looks, but in personality. Only close friends would know this.

However, when he thought about Liang Long’s words, he found them reasonable. Lu Xuan was not Huaxia people back then, and he didn’t enter the Spiritual Energy Research Institute. He was unconventional, simply put, his future was not bright, so he had to take a different path, which ended poorly.

But Liang Long was different; he was the most prominent scientific star in Huaxia, with limitless potential. There was no need for him to take a different path. Even if he did some controversial research, he could still apply for funding. Huaxia was not so selfless; it still had its darker side.